10 Things About Ancient Rome You Won’t See in History Books
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Ancient Rome was much more than emperors, philosophers, and gladiatorial battles. The Romans left us many mysteries and had traditions…
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Does a Long-Lost Atlantis-Like Mother Civilization Predate all Ancient Cultures?
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Could a long-lost, Altnatis-like mother civilization exist on Earth tens of thousands of years ago, predating all other ancient civilizations?…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
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As a child, Jean Champollion was a miracle. He learned to read at an incredibly early age and mastered language…
Here Are 10 Deities Worshipped by the Ancient Romans
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The mythology and religious ideas of the ancient Romans were initially extremely simplistic. In other words, their ancient deities were…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Ancient Bamiyan Buddhas of Afghanistan, Destroyed by the Taliban
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The monumental statues of the Bamiyan Buddhas were the most significant historical site in Afghanistan for more than a millennium…
Caral – the Ancient Pyramid City of Peru Explained in 7 Facts
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“Sometimes I’ll pick up the “heart of the jungle” fossil on my bookshelf, or pull out my old field notebooks…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Ancient Paracas Culture
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The culture of Paracas was one of the first complex societies known in South America. Its name comes from the…
10 Ancient Monuments You Probably Didn’t Know Are Oriented Towards the Solstices
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For most, the summer and winter solstices are nothing more than regular days that mark the longest and shortest days…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Ancient Chinese Pyramids
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Due to China’s relative secrecy, any find, especially an unexpected one obtained as a result of a random flight or…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the 5000-Year-Old Egyptian Abydos Boats
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The ancient Egyptian site of the Abydos boats represents a whole fleet of ships found in the sands of Abydos…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Ancient Astronomical Complex of Chanquillo
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The thirteen towers of Chanquillo are considered the oldest astronomical complex in the Americas. Thousands of years ago, complex cultures…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Ra, The Egyptian God of the Sky
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The god Ra was the sun deity in ancient Egypt. The sun symbolized light, warmth, and growth to the ancient…
The Ancient Worship of the Sun; 5 Ancient Civilizations That Venerated It
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Thousands of years ago, cultures around the globe worshipped the sun. This is no surprise since the sun is the…
How The Largest Pyramid on Earth Compares to Egypt’s Great Pyramid
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The most famous pyramid on the planet’s surface is, without a doubt, the Great Pyramid of Giza. According to Egyptologists,…
These Are Some of the Heaviest Stones Moved by Ancient Builders
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How did the ancient civilizations build such grand structures of multiton stones? How did they transport them from hundreds of…
Unwritten Mystery: Did Ancient Civilizations Know the Secrets of Levitation?
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The more we explore our planet, the more mysteries we encounter. Thousands of years ago, countless ancient civilizations called the…
5 Things We Think Are Unique to “Modern Society” But Already Existed in Ancient Rome
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When we think about ancient civilizations and cultures, many of us wrongly believe that these ancient societies were far from…
3 Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations You’ve Probably Never Heard About
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When people are asked about Mesoamerican civilizations, few mention cultures other than the Aztecs and the Mayans. Especially in the…
10 Things You Should Know About Caesarion, Egypt’s Last Pharaoh
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Caesarion is not a name you normally hear during a conversation about ancient Egyptian history. Shaded by the fame of…
Here Are 3 of the Largest Ancient Mesoamerican Cities You’ve Probably Never Heard About
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These ancient Mesoamerican civilizations had some of the most unique cultures in history and built many magnificent cities known to…
10 Most Significant Ancient Chinese Inventions We Use Today
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We are so used to the amenities of our modern lives that we hardly think about how most of our…
What if Tools Used to Build Ancient Monuments Were Never Lost?
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Thousands of years ago, humankind erected mind-boggling ancient structures. Many of these monuments have fascinated humankind for centuries. When discussing…